The current visit of the Egyptian tourism delegation to the US started to reap fruits in increasing the US tourist trips to Egypt, said President of the Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF) Elhamy el-Zaiyat, who is also part of the Egyptian delegation.
In exclusive statements to MENA from Washington, Zaiyat said that all the meetings held in the US were positive and an agreement was reached to restore the US tourism movement in Egypt.
The current visit of the Egyptian tourism delegation to the US is led by Tourism Minister Hesham Zazou.
The Egypt delegation headed for Washington today to take part in a conference for the private sector, which will see the participation of Egypt and Jordan along with the US Chamber, he added.
He further said that a lunch meeting will be held also with US State Secretary John Kerry along with a host of US officials.
Kerry will deliver a speech on the Egyptian-US ties, he added.